Toy gun



F. S. SAXTON Nov. 15, 1932.

TOY GUN Filed Oct. 9, 1931 gwuf'nl of $62M efaxfen Patented Nov. 15,1932 UNITED STATES FRANK s. SAXTON, or ntrssrintn, MICHIGAN TOY GUNApplication filed October 9, 1931. Serial No. 567,774.

My invention has for its object to provide a toy gun, simple inconstruction, and cilicient in operation, for shooting rubber bands. Theinvention particularly relates to a magazine gun that is so formed thata plurality of rubber bands may be conveniently supported andsequentially positioned for trigger control and, when stretched, may bereleased, and by their elasticity, projected in the direction that theyare stretched.

The invention may be contained in toy guns that vary in their detailsand, toillustrate a practical application of the invention, I haveselected a toy gun containing the invention as an example of variousembodiments of the invention and shall describe the selected structurehereinafter. The toy gun referred to is shown in the accompanyingdrawing.

Fig. 1 of the drawing is a perspective view of the gun. Fig. 2illustrates the position of the gun preparatory to loading or chargingthe magazine part of the gun that is used for supporting or enclosingthe rubber bands.

The gun is formed of a strip 1 of metal of suitable rigidity andelasticity, bent to correspond to a pistol in general outline. The gunhas a part 2 that corresponds to the barrel and apart 3 that correspondsto the trigger. The barrel is formed of a part of the strip 1 of metalthat is bent to form upper and lower sides 4 and 5 and the end 6 of thebarrel part. The end 6 preferably extends substantially at right anglesto the sides 4. and 5. The sides 4 and 5 are brought together 0 at apoint remote from the end 6 and secured together by a suitable rivet 7and at a point just in advance of the trigger part 3:

The trigger part 3 is formed of a curved end portion of the strip 1. Itpreferably has a returned end part 10 that forms a small loop 11 toincrease the rigidity of the end of the trigger and also enable a betterhold and grip on the trigger part. The strip 1 has a slight 5 angularbend 13 at a point in proximity to the trigger, and a second angularbend 14 at a point more remote and to the rear of the trigger. The strip1, thus, extends downwardly and is curved upwardly to form the handlepart 15 which also forms the magazine, or

the holder, forthe rubber bandsthat are to be shot from the gun.

Thestrip 1 extends from the handle part to apoint slightly abovetheangular portion 14 and is bent to form the angle 16. It then extendsto a point near the angle 13 where the end portion of the strip is benttowards the angle 13, as at 17, and so as to make 0011- tact with thebody of the strip, asat angle 13, by the elasticity of the metal. Theend of the strip then curves away, as at 18, to form a lip for guidingrubber bands into thefspace between the portions of the strip located tothe rear of the trigger. The lip 18 is spring pressed against the bodyof the strip 1 and 00- operates to produce releasement ofa rubber bandthat has been stretched from the" lip 18 to the end6 of the barrel. Thebands 19 are placed in position b drawing thetrigger3 towards thevhandle15; to produce a-slight bend 'ofjthe stripil between the angle 14 andthe trigger 3. y The major portion of the bend takes place in thevicinity of the angle 14 by reason of the V factrthat the metal has beenbent. at this point vinthe' formation of the toy gun. and quite readilybends at this point. This draws the angle 13 away from the lip 18 and,although the lip 18 isspring pressed by the elasticity of the metalagainst the angle 13, the bend 14 '86 engages a part of :the strip tohold the lip. from following thebend of the metal that is caused bydrawing the trigger towards the. handle. 'This'locates the partsubstantially as shown, in Fig. 2, and enables loading of the S5magazine of the gunwith thebands 19, the bandsbeing'moved between thelip 18 and the angle. 13 into the space between the end por tion andthebody of the strip. When the trigger is released, thebands may then beslipped into the handleportion 15.01? the toy gun, substantiallyas'shown in Fig; 1. To

load the gun, the bands may be, easily slipped sequentially between theangle 14: and the upper end of the handle portion until one end of'theband is engaged between the lip 18 and the angle 13 of the strip, theelasticity of the metal operating to hold the end that is engaged by thelip. The band is then stretched until the i 00 remaining end of the bandis placed over the end 6 of the barrel portion 2' of the gun. When thegun is to be fired, the trigger 3 is drawn towards the handle whichslightly depresses the barrel, or draws the handle to wards the barrel,particularly at the angle 14, and only an amount suflicientto releasethe bandto an extent, such that the tension of the band will draw theend engaged by the 30 lip 18, between the lip and the angle 13 of thestrip. The band will then beshot in the manner well known in the art,the outer end being momentarily held by the end 6 of the barrel. 15 Iclaim:

1. In a toy gun for shooting elastic bands, the toy gun formed of a bentelastic strip and having a barrel part, a trigger part fixedly connectedto the barrel part, and a handle 29 part, the handle part having a lipelastically pressed against a portion ofthe top of the barrel part, thebarrel part elastically removable from said lip when the trigger part isdrawn towards the handle part, the barrel part having an end portion forengaging one end of the band and the 'lipadapted to elastically engageand frictionally hold the other end of the hand against the said portionof the top of the barrel part until the barrel 30 part is drawn from thesaid lip by pressure of the trigger.

2. In a toy gun for shooting elastic bands, the toy gun formed of a bentelastic strip and having a barrel part, a trigger part fixedly connectedto the barrel part, and a handle part, the handle part having a lip elastically presed against a portion of the top of the barrel part, thebarrel part elastically removable from said lip when the trigger part 40is drawn towards the handle part, the barrel part having an end portionfor engaging one end of the band and the lip adapted to elasticallyengage and frictionally hold the other a end of the band against thesaid portion of the top of the barrel part until the barrel part isdrawn from the said lip by pressure of the trigger, the said handleformed of a loop portion of said strip and term nating in the said lip,said bands adapted to be passed. between the said lip and the said topportion of the barrel into the said loop whereby a plurality of thebands may be located in the said loop forming the handle part and theband's may be placed consecutively in posit on for'shootingby moving oneend of each of the bands to the lip and moving the other end of the saidband to and locating it on the said end portion of the barrel.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed 7 my name to thisspecification. r

FRANK S. SAXTON.

